Celebrities Aix-en-Provence

Being known as the most cultural city of Provence, Aix represents a wonderful region of art which is typically special with its Provençal atmosphere that make it one of a kind. From this city, several legendary artists are born following the example of the painter Cézanne whose fame is recognized throughout the world ...

He is undoubtedly the most famous character of Aix-en-Provence. At the very beginning of his career, Paul Cézanne had great difficulty to get himself talked about. The painter has devoted all his passion there and has particularly reproduced the Aix countryside marking his finest masterpieces.

He died in 1906 ... The saddest part of all this is that the city museum, at that time, denied his paintings. It was after his death that an interest in his work was subsequently expressed. Many other personalities have lived in Aix-en-Provence.

One can easily find their names in the main places of the city. In Mirabeau, for example, the place pays tribute to a hero who mobilized to defend the people of Aix during the French Revolution.

Darius Milhaud is one of the many musicians who marked the 20th century of the city. His music conservatory remains, to this day, an emblematic place of Aix-en-Provence. At Malherbe Avenue there is a stele dedicated to an illustrious Renaissance poet born in the great capital city.

The Boulevard du roi René shares the memory of this monarch so much appreciated by the Aixois ... You just have to visit the place to feel the love and respect carried by the locals for his majesty ...

He has reigned for a long time over Provence, Anjou, Sicily and Jerusalem in the 15th century. Today, several celebrities from all over the world decide to spend their holidays there under the sunny weather of Aix-en-Provence as Bradley Cooper who eclipses as soon as he can ...